Description
Book SynopsisHeart failure is a serious condition caused by the heart failing to pump enough blood around the body at the right pressure. It usually occurs because the heart muscle has become too weak or stiff to work properly, most commonly caused by heart attack, high blood pressure or cardiomyopathy (heart disease).
This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of heart failure.
Divided into 81 sections, the book begins with an overview of heart failure, its epidemiology, types, assessment and diagnosis, and imaging.
Each of the following chapters provides in depth detail on a different type or cause of heart failure, concluding with discussion on intravenous drug administration.
With more than 100 contributors, the text is further enhanced by charts and tables, making it an excellent quick reference guide for both practising cardiologists and trainees.
Key points
- Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of heart failure
- Covers numerous different types and causes
- More than 100 expert contributors
- Highly illustrated with charts and tables
Table of Contents
- Epidemiology of Heart Failure in India
- Heart Failure: Definition and Types
- Diagnosis: Signs and Symptoms
- Systolic Function Assessment in Heart Failure by Echocardiography
- Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function in Heart Failure
- Workup for Heart Failure
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Heart Failure
- Cardiac Catheterization in Heart Failure
- Natriuretic Peptides in Heart Failure
- Natriuretic Peptides in Heart Failure: Fallacies and Special Situations
- Other Biomarkers of Heart Failure: Troponin T, ST-2, and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
- Ultrasound B Lines: Cardiologist’s Best Friend in Heart Failure Evaluation
- Guideline Directed Therapy for Heart Failure: Overview
- Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors Therapy in Heart Failure
- Angiotensin Receptor Blockers: Role, Initiation, and Maintenance in Heart Failure
- Aldosterone Antagonists in Heart Failure
- Beta-blockers in Heart Failure
- Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure: Initiation, Titration, and Maintenance
- Angiotensin Receptor–Neprilysin Inhibitors: Role, Initiation, and Maintenance in Heart Failure
- Ivabradine: Role in Heart Failure, Initiation, and Maintenance
- Digoxin Initiation and Maintenance
- Hydralazine and Nitrates: Initiation and Maintenance
- Drugs to be Avoided in Heart Failure
- Antidiabetic Drugs in Heart Failure
- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure—Inotropes: Catecholaminergic Agents
- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure—Inotropes: Noncatecholaminergic Agents
- Mechanical Circulatory Support for Heart Failure— Current Concepts
- Arrhythmia Management and Anticoagulation in Heart Failure
- Hyponatremia in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
- Potassium Imbalances During Heart Failure Management
- Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
- Surgical Management of Heart Failure
- Device Therapy in Heart Failure—Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, and Cardiac Contractility Modulation
- Living with Heart Failure: Self-care
- Heart Transplantation
- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy—Diagnosis and Management
- Tachycardiomyopathy: Definition and Management
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy—Diagnosis and Management
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Amyloidosis: Price of Longevity
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy—Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
- Valvular Heart Disease and Heart Failure— Overview of Evaluation and Management
- Mitral Regurgitation and Heart Failure
- Aortic Stenosis and Heart Failure
- Aortic Regurgitation and Heart Failure
- Mitral Stenosis and Heart Failure
- Tricuspid Valve Disease and Heart Failure
- Myocarditis and Heart Failure: Evaluation and Management
- Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis
- Anticancer Therapy and Heart Failure: Management
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Burden in India, Diagnosis
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Nonpharmacological and Pharmacological Treatment
- Discharge Planning: How to Assess Residual Congestion?
- Reducing Readmissions in Heart Failure: An Evidence-based Update
- Exercise and Physical Activity Training in Heart Failure
- Diet and Fluid Restriction in Heart Failure
- When will You be Able to Stop Heart Failure Drugs?
- Medication Adherence in Heart Failure
- Depression in Heart Failure: Management
- Vaccination in Heart Failure Patients
- Prevention of Heart Failure
- Heart Failure Clinics in India: Step-by-Step Guide
- Renal Dysfunction and Heart Failure: Management
- Ultrafiltration and Dialysis in Acute Heart Failure
- Following Up of Patients with Heart Failure in the Outpatient Settings: Things to Remember
- The 6 Minute Walk Test
- Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure
- Heart Failure with Recovered Ejection Fraction
- Etiology of Pediatric Heart Failure
- Pediatric Heart Failure—Clinical Features and Outcomes
- Evaluation and Diagnostic Workup of Pediatric Heart Failure
- Treating Pediatric Heart Failure: Pharmacotherapy and General Measures
- Shunt-related Heart Failure in Children
- Inflammatory Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
- Kawasaki Disease
- Fontan Failure: An Overview
- Postoperative Tetralogy of Fallot and Related Conditions
- Right Ventricle as Systemic Ventricle, Is It Right?
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Practical Tips for Intravenous Drug Administration
